Millät Mäclese

Millät Mäclese (National Assembly, Tatar: Милләт Мәҗлесе, Millät Mäclese, ملت مجلسى, Tatar pronunciation: [millæt mæʑlɘsɘ]) was a national assembly of Muslim Turko-Tatars of Inner Russia and Siberia that was created by the decision of Second All-Russian Muslim Congress and worked in Ufa (Öfä) city from November 20, 1917 to January 11, 1918.

Şämğulof's House in Ufa, where the sessions of Millät Mäclese took place.[1]

Sadri Mäqsudi was elected Millät Mäclese's Chairman; İbneämin Äxtämef and Ğabdraxman Fäxretdinef were elected as Deputy Chairman and Secretary respectively.

Millät Mäclese did not recognize Soviet authority and decided to establish the Idel-Ural State. In order to achieve this goal, the Commission for Implementation of the Idel-Ural State was established in January 1918. In the same month, the executive board of the future autonomy, Milli İdärä (National Board), was established. There were several commissions that worked under the Parliament: legislative assumptions commission, mandate commission, education commission, financial commission, religious commission, territorial autonomy commission, "national regions" commission.

It consisted of about 110 members which were divided into 2 factions: "Törkiçelär", supporters of national-cultural autonomy (Sadri Mäqsudi, Äxmäthadi Mäqsudi, Ğayaz İsxaqi, Zakir Qadıyri, Ğömär Tereğolof and others), and "Tupraqçılar", supporters of territorial autonomy (İlyas Alkin, Hadi Atlasi, Ğalimcan İbrahimof, Säläx Atnağulof, Ğäbdelbari Battal, Sälimgäräy Cantürin, Ğalimcan Şäräf and others).